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Medal of Honor Recipient

Harry Harvey

U.S. Marine Corps · Philippine Insurrection

MOH-RC-003286Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1900

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Medal of Honor

February 16, 1900

Benefictican, Philippine Islands

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Conflict
Philippine Insurrection
Unit or command
Not documented

The Citation

Sources ↓
Served in battle against the enemy at Benictican, 16 February 1900. Throughout this action and in the presence of the enemy, Harvey distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Harry Harvey — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003301
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
55
Accredited to
New Jersey
Archive transcription SHA-256
a31a9d4dad185ed7c73b77beee788393b79e443eb3993dae2fe7a6f71b744d56

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current official reference profile confirms the Marine Corps recipient at Benefictican on February 16, 1900. The legacy place spelling and complete citation remain preserved as attributed source variants.